News & Updates
Sep 14, 2020
Tissanna Hickling
When Tissanna Hickling long jumped 6.82 metres last year, the GC Foster College student-athlete matched the longest mark by a Jamaican since 2006. When she backed that up with a […]
Sep 07, 2020
Changing Events! Ask Danny?
For those contemplating a change of events, there's no better Jamaican case study than the story of Danny McFarlane. The 2000 Olympic 400 metres finalist made a successful switch from […]
Sep 03, 2020
Podium Finish for Kerr in 1960
By the best accounts, Jamaica has won 78 Olympic medals with all but one gained in track and field. Look a little closer and you find that on September 2, […]
Aug 29, 2020
Run Like A Champion - Women's 4x400m
The history of Jamaican track and field is filled with iconic moments. From the Helsinki Quartet's world record relay victory in the 1952 Olympics onward, every generation has at least […]
Aug 18, 2020
Excitement in The Shot Put: O’Dayne Richards
"I'm excited, in fact I'm very excited about 2015, I just want to reiterate that I have high standards for myself and if I achieve my goals, I think I […]
Aug 13, 2020
3 Minute Barrier Broken; Jamaica 4 x 400 m History Made
On August 13, 1995, Jamaica broke through the barrier that divides 4x400 teams and began a new era. Michael McDonald, Davian Clarke, Dennis Blake and Danny McFarlane clocked a national […]
Aug 08, 2020
TRECIA Jumps Into History
Like Deon Hemmings on the track, triple jumper Trecia-Kaye Smith holds a unique place in Jamaica's athletics history. On August 7, 2005 at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, the […]
Aug 08, 2020
CAMERON - Independence Day Hero
Nothing tests a man's mettle like adversity. Jamaica's Bert Cameron was tested severely at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and passed with flying black-green-and-gold colours. He went to LA […]
Aug 01, 2020
Deon on Top in Atlanta
Pioneers like Cynthia Thompson, Una Morris and Rosie Allwood paved the way for a new generation led by Merlene Ottey to win track and field medals at the highest level. […]
Jul 28, 2020
Stepping Up at All-Comers Meets
If you only go to big meets like the Gibson McCook Relays, Boys & Girls Champs, the Jamaica Invitational and then Racers Grand Prix, you'll see exciting international and local […]
Jul 21, 2020
Great Expectations for Pinnock at Tennessee
Outstanding jumper/hurdler Wayne Pinnock is 'one of the best talents in the world'. That's the word from the University of Tennessee. Pinnock will be attending that institution on scholarship with […]
Jul 14, 2020
First Big Win for Little VC
The glittering track and field career of Veronica Campbell-Brown, CD, has been filled with consistent success. With two individual wins a piece at the Olympics and the World Championships and […]